Personal Banking Choices and Historical Relationships

Sean Vanatta is a lecturer in US Economic and Social History at the University of Glasgow and author of the new book "Plastic Capitalism: Banks, Credit Cards, and the End of Financial Control." Sean sits down with Lee to discuss the history of credit cards in the United States and how this history informs current policy debates, including Capital One’s proposed acquisition of Discover and the Credit Card Competition Act.

Lee’s X: @leereiners

Sean’s X: @SeanVanatta

Related Links

Plastic Capitalism: Banks, Credit Cards, and the End of Financial Control: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300247343/plastic-capitalism/